Pink by Design Anniversary Challenge #9!

The 9th PBD challenge is to make a project with Buttons! I love adding buttons to projects, as they can add color, texture, and just help jazz up a project. Here is my card using buttons!

• A2 DCWV card base 
• buttons from stash
• Goody label die 
• Sentiment stamp from Jungle Fever PBD set
• Glue dots to adhere buttons

Fan Flash Friday Card!

On Friday's Pink By Design posts a picture on their facebook page starting the challenge and then they encourage others to post to be entered to win a prize! I sat down and was going through my stamps to find some inspiration for what to make. As soon as I saw this stamp the ideas just started coming to me! (Sorry the pictures are not as good as normal, I only had my iPhone near me when taking them!)

Items used:

• A2 card base 
• patterned paper cut to slightly smaller than the front of the card base
• pink cardstock
• Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge 
• Adhesive 
• twine 
• Button
• 3D foam adhesive squares
• ATG Adhesive 
• Memento ink in Lady bug Red

How To:

• Cut the patterned paper down to size, ink edges, and attached to card with ATG adhesive
• Cut out heart from Accent Essentials cartridge at 3.5 inches. I cut the frame heart and the full heart. I stamped the heart with the saying and then attached the two together using the 3D foam squares. 
• I then looped the twine through the two layers forming a string to hang the heart from. 
• I then ran the twine around the card, and tied it off. To hide the knot, I attached a button over it. 
• I then hung my heart by twine from the button!

(Sorry this post didn't go up yesterday, I started it and then got sidetracked by making dinner and heading out for a family evening....while out as a family I ended up falling and breaking my ankle :(. I just now got back on my computer and was able to finish this up. :) ) 

With God all things are possible

My card this week for my Chemo Angel patient was very simple. In the information provided to me by the angel program, his parents expressed how much their faith was important to them. This past weekend, I picked up the "Faith" stamp set from Pink by Design and knew right away that I could make some wonderful cards for him with it!

Items used:

• DCWV card base
• Twine
• Yellow card stock
• Square punch
• Memento ink in Bahama blue and tuxedo black
• Buttons from Doodlebug Design (Sea breeze and Christmas)
• Tim Holtz Distressing Ink 
• Pink by Design Faith and Believe in Yourself sets 
• 3D foam squares

I started by selecting a DCWV card base from my pre-printed stash. I then used my square punch and some yellow cardstock to punch the yellow square. I then inked the square with my Tim Holtz distressing ink and stamped it with the PBD sentiment stamp from the Faith set. I attached the sentiment to the card base with a 3D Foam square.

I used the twine to give the buttons a "sewn on" look, but really just tied the twine in the back, and attached the buttons with 3D foam squares.  Once the front of the card was finished, I inked the edges of the card, and stamped the sentiment on the inside of the card from the Believe in yourself set.

**Check back later today for more information on how to be entered to win the cricut cartridge!**

Thank You Card

First off, THANK YOU and WELCOME to all my new followers! I have reached my goal with your help to reach 100+ followers. Tomorrow's post will have the details on how to make sure you are entered into the drawing for the Hoot n' Holler cartridge! This is one of my favorites and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do!

Now for the card. Since my birthday is tomorrow, I needed to get started on some Thank You cards to send out to some friends and family that have sent me gifts! I also found a challenge on Creative Cutter Room's blog for "Thank You" cards!

Items used:

• Embossed DCWV card base
• Memento Ink 
• buttons
• pop dots
• Pink by design sentiment stamp
• Tim Holtz distressing ink (Walnut Stain)

This card was so easy! I pulled out my DCWV card bases that are already embossed, and picked a cute one! I then took a memento dew drop in Grape Jelly and rubbed it all over the front of the card base to draw your attention to the embossing! I then added the sentiment stamp using Memento Lilas Posies. I also distressed the edges of my card base with my Tim Holtz distressing ink! I then used pop dots to attach the 4 buttons to the front of the card!